Clinical Trial: Combined Technical and Balance Training in U12 Soccer Players

U.S., Oct. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07853638) titled 'Combined Technical and Balance Training in U12 Soccer Players' on Sept. 26.

Brief Summary: This study was designed as a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of a combined technical and balance training program on dynamic postural control, inter-limb asymmetry, and soccer-specific performance in young soccer players.

Thirty male U12 soccer players were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n = 15) or a control group (n = 15). The intervention lasted 8 weeks, with two training sessions per week. The experimental group performed additional exercises specifically targeting the non-dominan...